Good smells upon opening the bottle. Very full yet clean mouthfeel with coffee notes on the finish. Iím not a coffee drinker so I like when porters are not overwhelmingly coffee flavored. This one is nicely balanced. Very drinkable.

Aromas of dark roasted coffee with a touch of chocolate. Some balance from the hop bitterness.
A moderate light tan head; very dark brown, nearly black color to the beer.
Taste is predominately bitter flavors; mild to perhaps moderate sweetness.
Fairly full bodied with a somewhat oily texture. Average carbonation. Finish is long and mostly roasted bitterness, but a touch of sweetness also.
Overall a quite good enjoyable Porter. Complex enough to be interesting, though not enough to make it world class.

Smoky and savory aroma. Little bit of chocolate. Very dark with ruby/garnet highlights. Head retention is a bit lacking but otherwise tasty looking. Flavor is predictably dominated by coffee and chocolate. Pretty hoppy. Somewhat acidic. Mouthfeel is good but a slightly drying finish. Overall a very tasty porter. Glad to have it on the west coast.

Dark mocha brown, slushy lace and a medium half-finger of light brown head.
Aroma is peat smoke, dusty hazelnut, chocolate powder. There is a surprisingly woody hop that is very mild but adds an accent/counterpoint to the smoke. Going deeper there is a hint of plum/date. There is actually a very distinct bacon scent.
The flavor is more of that smoked meat, which I was absolutely NOT expecting. The roasted nuttiness comes after, and it works.
The feel is dry and dusty, as expected. There is a lot going on here, the smoke, the nuts, the stone fruits, and the slight woodiness. Itís a very good porter.

Old rating. Dark brown color with an off white head. Nice coffee and milk chocolate aromas with biscuit on the nose. Taste is similar with chocolate really standing out as it comes to room temperature. Some dark fruit and hop resin in there as well. Slightly roasted coffee bitter finish. Quality stuff!

From bottle to pint glass. Semi-sweet chocolate, dark wheat and bakerís chocolate aroma. Pours almost opaque brown with garnet highlights. Full dark tan head lingers, with very minimal webbing on the side. Taste is chocolate and chocolate powder. Sweet malt in moderate high amounts leads to a sweet finish. Moderate low bitterness balances well with the chocolate aspects.

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